Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: George Tablack
Department: Finance and Administrative Services Division: Human Resources
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Agreement between Broward County and CareerSource Broward, for the provision of a subsidized summer work experience, for CareerSource Broward eligible youth and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the same. The program is possible through funds made available through one of the following funding streams: Children's Services Council, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, or the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The Agreement covers three summer periods from the date of execution by the parties through September 30, 2024.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board approval is required on Agreement.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides summer job opportunities at no cost to the County, for economically disadvantaged Broward County youth ages 16 through 18.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item seeks approval of one non-financial agreement that provides economically disadvantaged youth with summer work experience at no cost to the County. The program is possible through funds made available through the Children's Services Council of Broward and CareerSource Broward (CSBD).
The Agreement covers three summer periods from the date of execution by the parties through September 30, 2024 (Exhibit 1). The summer work experience program is for a period of eight to ten weeks based upon CSBD fund availability. CSBD covers all costs, and no County funding is involved.
The Agreement provides for County agencies to submit job order requests to CSBD. CSBD will match youth to the requests based upon expressed interests by the youth, loca...
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